Gardiner Expressway will be closed Victoria Day weekend

Maintenance and repair crews will shut down the Gardiner Expressway in both directions this Victoria Day weekend, with a second closure planned for a month later. The highway will be closed between Carlaw Ave. and the Humber River from Saturday at 2 a.m. until 8 a.m. Monday. “There’s no good time to close a facility like the Gardiner Expressway,” admits Peter Noehammer, director of the City of Toronto’s Transportation Services.

“But it is important that we maintain safety and maintain all the various pieces of infrastructure along the Expressway in good, safe working order.” But why on a long weekend, when so many motorists are expected to be on the road?

Because traffic volumes are lower during the weekend, once people have left town on Friday and before their return on Monday, said Mr. Noehammer. Among the tasks on the agenda: repair the Jameson bridge, clean catchbasins, repair guardrails, fix light pole bases and a good spring cleaning. The work will continue on the weekend of June 25-26.

The Gardiner will also be closed June 5 for the Ride for Heart fundraising event. Sarah-Taïssir Bencharif, National Post